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Andrew Benintendi homered and drove in three runs, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 8-6 on Saturday at Fenway Park.

The AL East -leading Red Sox celebrated the return of Dustin Pedroia with their sixth win in seven games. Mitch Moreland had a key two-run double, and knuckleballer Steven Wright (1-0) pitched three scoreless innings for the victory.

The 34-year-old Pedroia went 0 for 4 with a walk and scored in his first game after offseason knee surgery. He got up with the bases loaded and two out in the first, but flied out to right to end the inning.

Seth Lugo became the latest member of the Mets to make a successful return, pitching seven impressive innings in his season debut to lead New York over the Atlanta Braves 2-1 Sunday.
Lugo (1-0) came back from right elbow inflammation that sidelined him...

ATLANTA — James Loney hit a three-run homer, Travis d'Arnaud drove in three runs and the New York Mets survived Atlanta's six-run fifth inning to beat the Braves 8-6 on Friday night.The Mets led 8-0 after Loney's three-run homer in the fifth. Steven...

Nine wins in 37 games isn't a good start to a baseball season — or any season for that matter — and doesn't exactly inspire confidence for the future, so Fredi Gonzalez is no longer the manager of the Atlanta Braves. Gonzalez represents the first...

ATLANTA — Jacob deGrom made a successful return to the mound after tending to his ill infant son and an injury, pitching the New York Mets past the Atlanta Braves 3-2 Sunday for a three-game sweep.Back in the rotation after healing from a sore right lat...

ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie Luis Severino earned praise from both clubhouses following another win for the New York Yankees.
Severino allowed four hits in six shutout innings, leading the Yankees over the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Saturday night.
"It doesn't seem...

ATLANTA (AP) — Didi Gregorius and Brian McCann combined to give the New York Yankees' lineup a much-needed boost.
Gregorius drove in a career-high six runs, McCann hit a three-run homer in his return to Atlanta and the Yankees shook off a scoring slump...

ATLANTA (AP) — Backed by a big hit from his former Triple-A roommate, Matt Wisler enjoyed a major league debut that ranked with the best in Atlanta history.
Wisler allowed only one run in eight innings to outpitch Jacob deGrom, and Jace Peterson hit a...

BOSTON (AP) — Williams Perez pitched six shutout innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Red Sox 4-2 on Monday night, sending Boston to its seventh straight loss.
Just two days after picking up his first career save in an emergency relief appearance,...

NEW YORK (AP) — Bartolo Colon moved into a tie for the major league lead with his ninth win, Wilmer Flores and John Mayberry Jr. homered, and the New York Mets held on to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Friday night.
The 42-year-old Colon (9-4) gave up...

From the perspective of manager Brian Snitker, the addition of right-hander
Kevin Gausman
means the
Atlanta Braves
added help in all the right places for their push to win the
NL East
.
Snitker applauded four trades made by general manager...

The
Atlanta Braves
acquired outfielder Adam Duvall from the
Cincinnati Reds
on Monday night to bolster their lineup, especially against left-handers, for a postseason push.
Duvall was targeted for a platoon role, starting against left-handers....

Families fight, even on special occasions. Birthday boy
Stephen Strasburg
and
Nationals
ace
Max Scherzer
are leaving it at that.
Strasburg was batted around by the
Atlanta Braves
, then engaged in a heated spat with Scherzer in the dugout...

Mets Manager Terry Collins has been cleared to leave a Milwaukee hospital and planned to return to New York and be back in the dugout for Tuesday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The 67-year-old Collins, the oldest manager in the major...

The Boston Red Sox have put right-hander Joe Kelly on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, a day after he left his start because of a shoulder impingement.
Kelly faced four batters against Tampa Bay on Tuesday and left after the training staff visited the...

Former Atlanta Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson, one of the most promising young talents in the game just five years ago, is dead at age 29.
Hanson died Monday night after suffering "catastrophic organ failure," a person familiar with the situation told...

ATLANTA -- In an otherwise forgettable season, Cole Hamels and three relief pitchers gave Philadelphia Phillies fans something to remember.
Hamels struck out seven in six no-hit innings and the bullpen took it from there as the Phillies pitched a...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Scott Downs signed with the Angels before 2011 because he thought they offered a great shot at pitching in the playoffs for the first time.
The Angels pushed Downs a lot closer to that goal on Monday — by trading the 37-year-old...